The New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) today announced the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act, commonly
known as the Taylor Law, with the issuance of a citation by Governor
Andrew Cuomo. To view the citation, click here.
Additionally, PERB today announced a
new two-day conference in May 2018, in partnership with the School of
Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, to recognize New
York’s Taylor Law and its substantial influence on public sector labor
relations over the past half century.
“We at PERB thank Governor Cuomo for
recognizing the importance of the rights conferred by the Taylor Law,
and the work PERB has accomplished,” PERB Chair John Wirenius said.
“We are excited about the wide range of panelists and speakers who will
participate in this conference and exchange views on how to meet the
challenges confronting both management and labor, as the Taylor Law and
PERB enter their second half-century.”
The 50th Anniversary Conference will take place May 10-11, 2018 at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany, New York. The call for papers can be viewed here. Those interested in attending the conference can email ksanderl@perb.ny.gov for more information.
Passed by the New York State
Legislature and signed into law by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, the
Taylor Law became effective September 1, 1967, and was one of the first
comprehensive labor relations laws for public employees in the United
States.
The Taylor Law is a labor relations
statute that guarantees the right of most public employees to union
representation and collective bargaining - whether employed by the
State, or by counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, public
authorities or certain special service districts.
The Taylor Law:
Grants public employees the right to organize and to be represented by employee organizations of their own choice
Requires public employers to
negotiate and enter into agreements with public employee organizations
regarding employees' terms and conditions of employment
Establishes impasse procedures for the resolution of collective bargaining disputes
Defines and prohibits improper practices by public employers and public employee organizations
Prohibits strikes by public employees
Establishes a state agency to administer the Law — The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
Additional information on the Taylor Law, the Public Employment Relations Board, and the 50th anniversary of the Taylor Law can be found on the PERB website at www.perb.ny.gov.
Source: Public Employee Relations Board
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